Tag: Launch
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SFL Chosen by NUVIEW to Develop Pathfinder Satellite Bus for LiDAR Constellation
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has been chosen by NUVIEW, a space-technology company specializing in 3D Earth imaging, to develop the bus for Mr. SPoC, its pathfinder small satellite that will demonstrate the capabilities of the world’s first commercial space-based LiDAR constellation. Based in Orlando, Florida, NUVIEW is building a ground-breaking constellation of satellites that will…
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Benchmark Awarded $4.9M AFRL Contract to Scale Ascent-Fueled Thrusters For Government Missions
Benchmark Space Systems, the leading developer and integrator of in-space mobility solutions, announced it has won a critical two-year, $4.9 million Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) award to further develop its non-catalytic 22 Newton-to-100 Newton class propulsion systems to power government missions using high-performance ASCENT monopropellant. ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic) is a next-generation spacecraft…
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Sierra Space Shooting Star Cargo Module Completes Acoustic Testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced the successful completion of acoustic testing on its Shooting Star cargo module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, moving the spacecraft a significant step closer to launch readiness. The test, the first of…
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Sidus Space Appoints Former Airbus US Space & Defense Executive Director Lavanson Coffey
Sidus Space, a provider of end-to-end precision Space Infrastructure solutions that include satellite Data-as-a-Service on its proprietary on-orbit platform, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lavanson (LC) Coffey as an Independent Director, effective August 27, 2024. Carol Craig, Chairman and CEO of Sidus Space, stated, “We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Coffey…
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Redwire Expands National Security Space Portfolio by Complete Acquisition of Hera Systems
Redwire Corporation, a leading company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Hera Systems, a spacecraft development company with expertise in specialized missions for national security space customers. The acquisition of Hera Systems expands Redwire’s spacecraft portfolio to support specialized national security space…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Second Launch for Kinéis IoT Constellation Deployment
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has set the launch window for its 53rd Electron Launch. The mission will be the second of five dedicated launches for the French company Kinéis, designed to provide global Internet of Things (IoT) accessibility worldwide. The ‘Kinéis Killed the RadIOT…
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Inmarsat’s NexusWave Trialed by Hapag-Lloyd for Enhanced Maritime Connectivity
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced that global container liner shipping group Hapag-Lloyd is among the first to trial NexusWave, the fully managed service which delivers an unparalleled global service orchestrated by bringing together a multi-orbit, multi-band set of connectivity networks as a single network solution. The trials align with the Hamburg-headquartered shipping group’s…
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Arianespace Ready to Lift-off Vega Rocket for Sentinel-2C’s Multispectral Imaging Mission
Arianespace is set to launch Sentinel-2C Copernicus satellite for the European Commission within the scope of a contract signed with the European Space Agency (ESA). The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite is ready for liftoff on 4 September 2024 (3 September Kourou time) from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch will be on ESA WebTV…
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Gotonomi Starts Taking Orders for its UAV SATCOM Terminals After Successful Flight Trials
Gotonomi, a UAV satellite connectivity solutions provider, has announced the completion of further successful flight trials and the opening of orders for production units of all variants of its UAV satcom terminals at Commercial UAV Expo 2024 in Las Vegas. The launch marks a significant milestone, transitioning from pre-production flight development kits to type-approved, commercial…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Astronauts Ahead of September Launch
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission’s revised crew members, will launch at least by Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, previously announced as crewmates, are eligible for reassignment on a future mission. Hague and Gorbunov…